Notational Analysis of Wheelchair Paralympic Table Tennis Matches

Alessandro Guarnieri, Valentina Presta, Giuliana Gobbi, Ileana Ramazzina, Giancarlo Condello () and Ivan Malagoli Lanzoni
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Alessandro Guarnieri: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
Valentina Presta: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
Giuliana Gobbi: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
Ileana Ramazzina: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
Giancarlo Condello: Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, 43126 Parma, Italy
Ivan Malagoli Lanzoni: Department for Life Quality Studies, University of Bologna, 40136 Bologna, Italy

IJERPH, 2023, vol. 20, issue 5, 1-12

Abstract: Paralympic table tennis is the third largest paralympic sport for the number of players. Performance analysis was conducted for the rally duration and interval and impact of serve, whilst none investigated the shots distribution among classes of physical impairment. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to conduct a notational analysis of international competitions in relation to the wheelchair classes. Five matches for each wheelchair class (C1-to-C5) were evaluated from 20 elite male right-handed players. Both players for each match were analyzed for the following performance indicators: strokes type, the area of ball bouncing, and the shots outcome. Backhand shots were the most used technique for all classes. The most used strokes for C1 players were backhand and forehand drive and backhand lob, while for C5 players they were backhand and forehand push and backhand topspin. Similar shots distribution was registered for C2-to-C5 players. The central and far-from-the-net zone was mainly reached by the serve for all classes. Errors shots were similar in all classes, whilst winning shots were more frequent in C1. The current notational analysis provided a meaningful performance modelling of indicators for coaches and athletes that can be used to design training programs for each class.

Keywords: performance analysis; performance indicators; match analysis; elite table tennis player; physical impairment (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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